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Informix Error -43298: Warning: BSA version is <xbsa-library-verssion>. This version does not match with the version(s) specified in <sm_versions>. </sm_versions></xbsa-library-verssion>

Cause and resolution

Warning: BSA version is <xbsa-library-verssion>. This version does not match with the version(s) specified in <sm_versions>. </sm_versions></xbsa-library-verssion>

The version of XBSA shared library could not be identified in sm_versions file.

ACTION Look at the contents of the sm_versions file in $INFORMIXDIR/etc or %INFORMIXDIR%\etc. Make sure the data match the version of your storage manager, and confirm that this version of the storage manager has been certified with this version of ON-Bar.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-43298 fires when the XBSA shared library's version can't be identified against the sm_versions file's recorded version(s) — per the official guidance.

  1. The XBSA shared library's version not matching what's recorded in sm_versions, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check sm_versions in $INFORMIXDIR/etc (or %INFORMIXDIR%\etc), per the official guidance, and confirm it matches the installed storage manager's version.
  2. Confirm that version has been certified with this version of ON-Bar, per the official guidance.
Examples
Checking sm_versions
$ cat $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sm_versions
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Compare the reported xbsa-library-verssion against sm_versions' recorded entries, and correct sm_versions (or the installed library) if they don't match.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -43256 — "Version of the XBSA shared library is not compatible with version of ON-Bar." A closely related error, on an outright incompatibility rather than a version mismatch against sm_versions.
  • -43299 — "Error identifying storage manager in XBSA shared library or sm_versions file." A related version-identification error, where no storage manager could be identified at all rather than a version mismatch.

The XBSA library's version didn't match what's recorded in sm_versions — check that file against the installed storage manager's actual version.